The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-07-28
Searsport Locals.

\ large amount of hay remains uncut Very lit
tie was damaged here by the late rains
Rev. }. X. Richardson, of Brockton, Mass, will
preach ut the Cong, church next Sunday morning
Rev. II. &. IIarbutt takes part Of his vacation
IN August and no services will be held the It'll and
nth
Capt Ira B. Staples has purchased the fine resi-
dencc of Capt. b. +. Pendeton at the harbor, and
Will at once take possession.
The washouts on the Maine Central de privcd us
of mails for A. hours, and take all in all we
have been great sufferers.
Henry II. Black, OF IIoulton genera! agent of
the induratcd Fibre Co. of New York, spent sew
eral days here the past week.
Tie Mcrose journal of saturday, July sd,
says Born in Mclrose, July 2lst, twin girls to
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward d. Black.
Mr. W. Y Young, who is employed in the gym
nasiun of the y. NJ. q. A. Boston, has presented US
with the Both annual report of that institution.
Judging from the interest manifested a large
party Will go on the Cong. socety's excursion to
\ortlport on the Mary Morgan to-day.
The q. y X. Post will take their annual excur
sion down the harhor steamer Mary Morgan at
IAN early day, and will probably visit Camden.
ING W M reports the farm barn owned by l.. 4.
bow, totally destroyed by fire at Wateryilc. Mr..
Dow informs u the hui,iing WAS partially insured
>halcr gave one OF his fine perfol nance5 at
mon Hall last week. This troupe can always be
are Of a hearty reception in searsport hereafter.
Key {. l. Haskell will preach at Monroe village
the fir. sunday in August at 2.30 NJ. There
Viii hc preaching At North >earspor next sunday
Aitrrnnun-
We congratulate W. H. Morrison Il CO., of Bel
it-i ia securing the services of Mr.. H. II. Grant
~ book keeper. Mr.. Grant has few equals as an
.rcuuntant.
Mr.. 4. T. TnWlc. who made Il short visit, left
hy steamer pcnoh>cot Monday for his home in
Minneapolis. lie goes via. Brockton, Mass, where
he viii make short stay
~ctf>port was not without it. va~houts during
thc ate heavy rains. The reservoir under and in
~rn4tS pants manuiactory caNed inonc side, open
jn- nearly onc-haf OF the top.
the last cargo of spool timber hl7 arrived for
tine u-e Of the factory here, which Will require
about one month 10 work M, when the spool L;is |
mess and machinery will be loved to hi field.
The remains of C.,lt. Daniel {. Rich, who died |
Vt Brewer Friday, were brought here by steamer
hatal,tin saturday. The funeral took place from |
hi~ mothers residence Monday afternoon.
Arrivals Mr.. I.aur. Clo,,on, Leonard Fowler |
haiIeS arr, Capt. Manson Ford and family, Wei |
come and Hattie l"mg, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sweet |
~ Capt Wilson y West, Miss Annie Bell and !
MAY Giihey, Capt. G r. Carver.
We our items Of last week quote, all around |
nuc giving credit 10 the New York Marine Jour !
ltl and othrl~ particularly the one on Mr.. Ba /
'lr.l- ia~ time, i printed original matter by the |
Bangor Wig and mutilacd b! placing the we'd |
cns in the wl.'n@ time.
ii Il funny attended meeting of Freeman McGil |
'-ry Post 4 vote was taken ON the new dependent |
rca~iun bill submitted by the q. A. X. COMMITTEES
l'r Notr WAS unanimously in favor of the bill, |
winch IT, t" be acted upon at the nrNt session of
on-ert-~.
The hca'y ,ouihery weather of the past week
fFtiNed us somewhat If boat communications,
jD' l"-t"n boat having given us the Z" hy on
rNrmtl occasions. The Mary Morgan however,
sits T., twirc day and, usual, il well patron
.(-,i. The wharf is rapidly approaching compile
rnn ;,nl the boats Will all hc making their regular
.4.m4s nest week.
capt. John {. blanchard. whose 5leith ut Coriuth |
-rr.,oI,lel elsewhere, was Il man Of sterling worth
aul ttl many wears followed the SEA. He former
a rc~!'ird in house i'll scarsport, built upon the
O,, originally occupied Dv the first school house
r,r erected in Belfast, which at one time took in
'ta-o limits. Thi- j. the house now occupied by |
'Auiv> Fowler. He removed from his Old home |
W 0eArspor about thirty years ago to East Corinth.
II was Scy Grad times elected To the office Of select
u3u and 4 member OF the legislature. He |
"t- married March 2l> 1888, 10 Caroline daughter
samuel .Ir. and sarah Houston of Sear>l,ort
90 wife and several children survive him.
s peculiar incident has come to our notice re. |
rniIt. Two college classmates in England few |
v9tI~a-o oecamc separated. one of them comm !
4, this country was soon located j. Congleg;i
tional preacher. Yer! recently he received a com
uunicatien from a clergy man in Monmouth NJ e.
asking il ne was the who attended such !,
theological seminary naming prominent one In
Eu-ltnd The letter further said if he was the one
IDS Old cla--na would expect him To spend his |
.otii.a IN Monmouth with linn. suffice it to say
N.liN1t.tjpu W~ III accepted and those class
,.de- gre once united in strange land
ll.N -ti;tt 90 are the Nicssitu,ic- of th, life.
la ui~ rui-c of the ship Pathfinder" now in
..Hr-t VI publication IN the Boston journal The |
euHcpcckcr Capt. John H. Drew says in writ
u-m Hong Kong
NJ K few DAYS we were back to our mooring in |
o.. tna stead, all painted and fixed up nice iS
4-Hp cnuidbc. on board of one ship from Sears |
I.U. We Tho captain had hi, wife and daughter |
Gil. ujtc Ai- wife and the steward his. 1t was !
I.O 2.iHI home to 70 there. ! remember well of |
"..Ut Miriam looking 1T the sweet girl from al |
...-' home, making up her mind 10 like her, and |
'Hn t} Ing hey head lovingly on her shoulder as
,-A IA rest. She had been from home and the !
.uHaIluu1hip uf her kind three-q uartcrs of :: |
ttr passing through strange. wild and exciting |
ur- enough to hcWildcr new beginner, and |
wonder she found relief, such old sea |
know little of, in the company Of her young |
IntrNMomln. II was touching sight, such Is |
.iHIl never forget.